Phase Out the Fed With State Sound Money Laws

Although it is very encouraging that the House voted 327 to 98 to audit the Fed last month, it is virtually certain that the Senate will not concur this year. Moreover, it is virtually certain that Congress will not act to end or phase out the Fed any time soon.

So, what's to be done about the impending destruction of our currency by the Federal Reserve's ongoing expansion of the money supply. Since 2010 there has been a continuation of this rapid expansion of the money supply.

The preeminent expert on Constitutional money, Edwin Vieira, has a strategy for phasing out the use of Federal Reserve Notes through new state laws providing alternative currencies, which he has been promoting via interviews and videos for the past several years.

Basically, Vieira advocates that states start taking advantage of their sovereignty as guaranteed by the Tenth Amendment and their constitutional mandate under Article I, Section 10 not to "make anything but gold and silver coin a tender in payment of debts," by passing laws providing alternative currencies in their states based on gold and silver.

A good way to understand Vieira's strategy is to view the video, "What Is Constitutional Money?", shown below, which consists of a lecture he gave last November in Washington, DC, sponsored by Congressman Ron Paul. Be sure to view all the way to the end of the question-and-answer period to get the whole story.

READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE...

End the Fed! Whether Congress Wants us to or Not! (@TenthAmendment Center #nullification)

Today was a big day for supporters of Sound Money – as Ron Paul’s Audit the Fed Bill passed the House 326-99. But, it still needs to get through a very hostile Senate, where it will likely never see the light of day. So in closing tonight, a new approach – Ending the Fed. Whether Congress Wants us to or Not!

Since its inception, the Federal Reserve’s monetary policies have led to a decline of over 95% in the purchasing power of the U.S. dollar. As a result, there have been several attempts to reduce or even eliminate the Federal Reserve’s powers...

... Not to say that you should want a secret national bank, but rather – is this kind of activism the best place for you to put your energy…and hope? Will lobbying the Senate get Harry Reid to allow a vote? Will calling Mitch McConnell change anything? Will Barack Obama or Mitt Romney allow such a bill to pass without their veto?

I believe the answer to all these questions is a big, fat NO.

PULLING THE RUG OUT

On the other hand, in contrast to attempts to put a stop to the Fed at the national level, a paper that William Greene presented at the Mises Institute’s “Austrian Scholars Conference” proposes an alternative approach to ending the Federal Reserve’s monopoly on money. The “Constitutional Tender Act” is a bill template that can be introduced in every State legislature in the nation. Passage would return each of them to the Constitution’s “legal tender” provisions of Article I, Section 10:

“No State Shall…make any Thing but gold and silver Coin a Tender in Payment of Debts”

Such a tactic would achieve the desired goal of abolishing the Federal Reserve system by attacking it from the bottom up – pulling the rug out from under it by working to make its functions irrelevant at the State and local level...

Tenth Amendment Center podcast:

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The Hill: "Senate GOP seeks to end taxes on gold and silver coins"

By Pete Kasperowicz

Sens. Jim DeMint (R-SC), Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Rand Paul (R-Ky.) this week introduced legislation that would exempt gold and silver coins declared by the federal or any state government as legal tender from taxation.

The Sound Money Promotion Act, S. 1287, is meant to build on what the sponsors see as a reaction to overspending by the federal government and the falling value of the dollar. The senators said that in May, Utah became the first state to recognize these coins as legal tender within the state, and said 12 other states, including South Carolina, are considering similar measures...

The three said the rising price of gold, the weakening dollar, the negative credit rating that Standard & Poor's gave to the U.S. earlier this year, and significant Federal Reserve purchases of U.S. Treasuries are all signs of increasing economic risks to the U.S.

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DeMint, Lee, Paul Offer Bill to Begin Restoring Sound Money

Today, U.S. Senators Jim DeMint (R-South Carolina), Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) introduced the Sound Money Promotion Act, legislation that would remove the tax burden on gold and silver coins that have been declared legal tender by the federal government or state governments. On May 9, the State of Utah became the first state to recognize such gold and silver coins as legal tender for use within the state, and similar legislation has been introduced in 12 other states, including South Carolina...

“Thanks to the government’s reckless over-spending, continued bailouts, and the Federal Reserve’s easy money policy, this year the purchasing power of the dollar hit an all-time low in the several decades since we went off the gold standard,” said Senator DeMint. “In order to rebuild strength and confidence in our economy, we need both the fiscal discipline to cut wasteful spending and the monetary discipline to restrain further destructive monetizing of our debt. This legislation would encourage wider adoption of sound money measures, and that’s a step in the right direction.”

“Good monetary policy is an important part of a healthy and prosperous economy,” said Senator Lee. “Since the Federal Reserve Act of 1913, the dollar has lost approximately 98 percent of its value. This bill is an important step towards a stable and sound currency whose value is protected from the Fed's printing press."

Senator Paul added, "As the government runs massive deficits, uncontrolled spending, and an increasingly unsustainable debt, governments and the bureaucrats in charge are often forced to take an easier approach: to monetize the debt, inflating the currency. These implications can be devastating, leading to higher interest rates, which lead to higher borrowing costs and slower economic growth, but most importantly, destroying the savings and standard-of-living of all Americans. This bill will hold politicians and the Federal Reserve accountable; acknowledging that states are serious about an alternative to a weakening dollar.”

READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE...

UTAH GOVERNOR SIGNS GOLD & SILVER LEGAL TENDER BILL!

Utah has now become the first State on our list to actually enact a sound money bill into law.

On Friday, March 25th, Gov. Gary Herbert signed HB 317, the "Utah Legal Tender Act," into law.

The law recognizes gold and silver coins issued by the federal government as legal currency in the state. The coins do not replace the current paper currency, but may be used and accepted voluntarily as an alternative.

The law exempts the sale of gold and silver coins from the state capital gains tax, since you would simply be exchanging one form of legal tender currency for another. It also calls for a committee to study alternative currencies for the State and a means for Utahans to pay their taxes with gold and silver coins.

Gold and silver coins issued by the federal government are already legal tender, of course, and can be used to purchase items and pay debts owed. However, they could only be used at the face value of the coins -- which is ridiculously lower than the value of the precious metal content of the coins. If you were to use them at the actual value of the coins, you would face a capital gains tax on the "profit" you gained over the face value.

If nothing else, this law recognizes the inanity of imposing a tax on exchanging one form of legal tender currency for another. By removing that tax and officially recognizing the legal tender status of the gold and silver coins within the State of Utah, the way is now open for good and services to be priced in both Federal Reserve Notes denominations and Gold & Silver Coins denominations; likewise, banks should now be free to offer their customers accounts denominated in legal tender gold & silver coins, so that consumers will be able to make purchases based on those accounts, using their debit cards, checks, ATM cards, etc. Banks should also easily convert FRNs to Gold & Silver Coins and vice-versa, since they will now be treated as simple currency exchanges.

So... what bank will be the first to jump on board here? Because once that happens, the floodgates will open, and billions of dollars in new banking accounts will pour into Utah banks, from people who want to use sound money that keeps its value, rather than nearly-worthless pieces of paper whose purchasing power continues to plummet.

And you know who'll be one of the first in line!

Update: "Sen. Bill Ketron wants TN to consider creating its own currency"

State Sen. Bill Ketron is pushing for Tennessee to study whether the state should create its own currency in the event of a breakdown of the Federal Reserve.

Depending on the perspective, Ketron's proposal is either a harmless step toward safeguarding the state in the event of national financial calamity, or proof that the Republican-led General Assembly is distracting itself from the task of creating jobs and improving the economy.

Ketron has filed a joint resolution to create a committee that would study whether Tennessee should adopt a currency as an alternative to the federal dollar in the event of a "major breakdown" of the Federal Reserve.

The proposal is part of a burgeoning movement on the part of conservative lawmakers to begin preparing for a worst-case scenario in which the Reserve collapses. Ketron's legislation mirrors almost word-for-word bills filed in South Carolina and Virginia, which passed the law earlier this year.

The Utah House of Representatives passed legislation approving gold and silver as legal tender. A Georgia lawmaker has proposed legislation that would force the state to conduct its monetary transactions in gold or silver coins.

Ketron, R-Murfreesboro, said he got the idea from the legislation filed in other states.

READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE...

View the bill here.
Citizens of Tennessee: Contact your State Senator here.

Every American citizen TODAY needs to contact the Leaders of the Tennessee Senate and ask them to support this bill -- CLICK HERE to take action NOW!

"Utah Legislature backs gold and silver as legal tender"

And so it begins... who's next?

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The Senate gave final approval Thursday to a bill taking the first step to recognize gold and silver as legal tender in the state.

It voted 16-7 to pass HB317, and sent it to Gov. Gary Herbert for his signature.

The measure would recognize as legal tender gold and silver coins issued by the federal government — not just their face value, but also their value in gold and silver or to a collector...

“It will put some pressure on the federal government. That’s the goal here because right now we have a dollar that’s just running away with inflation and our hope is that this is a little bit of a shock that’ll say we want to deal with inflation,” Senate Majority Leader Scott Jenkins, R-Plain City, Senate sponsor of the bill, said in earlier debate. He gave senators gold chocolate coins on Thursday before debate...

Rep. Brad Galvez, R-West Haven, sponsor of the bill, earlier told the House, “This is a step in preparedness, a step in security that allows us to be able to help hold up our economy as the dollar continues to shrink.”



READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE...

View the bill here.
Contact the Governor here.

"Sen. Ketron: TN should study creating alternative to federal currency"

Tennessee has now seen legislation introduced that is similar to Virginia's resolution to study gold and silver as an alternative currency, for the coming day when Federal Reserve Notes are finally hyper-inflated and depression hits the U.S.

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State Sen. Bill Ketron, R-Murfreesboro, has filed a senate joint resolution to study whether Tennessee should adopt its own currency in case of a breakdown of the federal reserve system.

The resolution would create a special joint committee to look at the issue.

Ketron’s proposal mirrors efforts to study the issue in states such as South Carolina and Georgia.

READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE...

View the bill here.
Citizens of Tennessee: Contact your State Senator here.

Every American citizen TODAY needs to contact the Leaders of the Tennessee Senate and ask them to support this bill -- CLICK HERE to take action NOW!

"Utah House Passes Bill Recognizing Gold, Silver as Legal Tender"

Utah is the 14th State to introduce sound money legislation like the Constitutional Tender Act this year. Next week, Idaho is set to become the 15th. "First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they attack you, then you win."

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Utah took its first step Friday toward bringing back the gold standard when the state House passed a bill that would recognize gold and silver coins issued by the federal government as legal currency.

The House voted 47-26 in favor of the legislation that would also exempt the sale of gold from the state capital gains tax and calls for a committee to study alternative currencies for the state.

The legislation now heads to the state Senate, where a vote is expected next week.

Under the bill, the coins would not replace the current paper currency but would be used and accepted voluntarily as an alternative.

If the bill passes, Utah would become the first of 13 states that have proposed similar measures. The others states are Colorado, Georgia, Montana, Missouri, Indiana, Iowa, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont and Washington.

READ THE REST OF THE ARTICLE HERE...

View the bill here.
Citizens of Utah: Contact your State Senator here.

"Sen. Lee Bright: SC should coin its own money"

Actually, Sen. Bright is NOT saying SC should "coin money"! Read the article, and you see that he's only saying SC should start using gold & silver coins. Sound familiar? :-)

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By Stephen Largen, GoUpstate.com
stephen.largen@shj.com

Continuing a pattern of attempts to assert South Carolina's independence from the federal government, State Sen. Lee Bright, R-Roebuck, has introduced legislation that backs the creation of a new state currency that could protect the financial stability of the Palmetto State in the event of a breakdown of the Federal Reserve System.

Bright's joint resolution calls for the creation of an eight-member joint subcommittee to study the proposal and submit a report to the General Assembly by Nov. 1.

The Federal Reserve System has come under ever-increasing strain during the last several years and will be exposed to ever-increasing and predictably debilitating strain in the years to come, according to the legislation.

“If there is an attempt to monetize the Fed we ought to at least have a study on record that could protect South Carolinians,” Bright said in an interview Friday.

“If folks lose faith in the dollar, we need to have some kind of backup.”

READ THE REST OF THE ARTICLE HERE...

South Carolina Economic Summit

Just saw this announcement today - if possible to arrange, it sounds like a good meeting & then legislative hearing to attend. Original link here: http://freedomforsc.com/

The South Carolina Economic Summit

February 7, 2011 at 5:30 pm EST

300 Senate Street

Columbia, SC 29201

The South Carolina Sound Money Committee invites everyone to the South Carolina Economic Summit the evening of February 7th at 5:30 pm EST. This summit is to educate both legislators and Patriots in preparation for the historic Joint House/Senate Hearing on Sound Money, February 8, 2011 at 4:00 pm EST. A special thanks for the courageous efforts of Senator David Thomas, Chairman Banking & Insurance Committee and Representative Mike Pitts for championing Sound Money in South Carolina. We hope other courageous legislators will join this great endeavor. Urge your elected representative, both house and senate to attend the Summit, and especially, the Joint House/Senate Hearing.

Come learn our best defense against the potential collapse of the monetary system. Enjoy dinner while hearing Dr. Edwin Vieira and Dr. Larry Parks, two of the world's leading Constitutional authorities, speak on Sound Money: Gold and Silver. These preeminent speakers have, for decades, studied, lectured and taught on the Constitutional authority of the State monetary policy, moreover how people gain and preserve wealth.

At this momentous cross road, we are offering a place in the history books. This Summit is an opportunity to educate yourself in preparation for these perilous times.

Sponsorships, donations and reservations may be made at www.SCSoundMoney.com/Donate.html

Download for mail, email and invitations: http://www.SCSoundMoney.com/Invitations.html

Directions: www.freedomforsc.com/directions-to-summit.html

Seats for Dinner and Seminar $45.00

Sponsorship Please consider, for yourself or your group, contributing to this once in a lifetime event and be part of the future of South Carolina's Sound Money and leadership role for America.

SC Economic Host Sponsor $750.00

Gold - $500

Silver - $375

Bronze - $250

Patriot - Less than $250

Watch the www.SCSoundMoney.com website for action items such as Senate and House committee hearings at which you can testify, radio talk show call-in talking points and tips for letters to editors.

Radio Segment with Dr. Larry Parks, Dr. Steve Isom and Frank Knapp - 1/26/2011 .

http://tinyurl.com/SCSoundMoney-Radio-Parks

Thank You for your dedication to the cause of Liberty!

The South Carolina Sound Money Committee

Ye Olde Specie | Idaho silver-based currency bills might have failed, but the 'sound money' movement marches on | Innovation | Boise Weekly

Ye Olde Specie | Idaho silver-based currency bills might have failed, but the 'sound money' movement marches on | Innovation | Boise Weekly

On a sunny Monday in January, Reps. Phil Hart and Lenore Hardy Barrett stood on the Idaho Capitol steps and introduced a crowd of Tea Partiers to two pieces of legislation that would have remade the state's economic landscape.

The Idaho Silver Gem Act, fronted by Hart, an Athol Republican, proposed that Idaho citizens ought to be able to pay their taxes with special medallions or bars struck from silver mined in North Idaho's Silver Valley--part of Hart's home district.

The Idaho Constitutional Tender Act, introduced by Barrett, a Republican from Challis, went even further. It sought to make silver and gold--both in physical coins and electronic ounces drawn from an online exchange--just as valid as Federal Reserve notes for the purchase of everything from groceries to new cars to property.

With similar bills floated in at least seven states, Tea Partiers chanting "end the fed" and the Idaho Republican Party adding "sound money" to its platform in 2008, the gold (or silver) standard may be making a comeback.

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Final Push for SB 416 - "Sound Money in Banking Act"

So, this Friday (March 26th) is "Crossover Day" in the Georgia legislature. That is, if a bill doesn't get passed by a chamber by Friday, it cannot "cross over" to the other chamber to be passed into law.

We've pushed hard over the past year for HB 430, the "Constitutional Tender Act," here in Georgia. We got it a large hearing before two combined subcommittees - something that had never been done before with a bill like this. But then, the subcommittee chairs wouldn't hold a vote on the bill, in order to send it up to the full committee for a hearing and vote; so, we couldn't get it to the full House for a vote, either.

(Feel free to contact the chairmen of the subcommittees, Mike Coan and Calvin Hill, to let them know what you think of them bottling up this simple bill to return Georgia to its Constitutional requirements of sound money.)

Last month, we saw a new bill introduced on the Senate side: SB 416, the "Sound Money in Banking Act," which is basically one-half of the Constitutional Tender Act (the half dealing with getting banks to offer accounts based on legal tender Gold Eagles and Silver Eagles). This bill quickly garnered the co-sponsorships of over 25% of the Senate Banking and Financial Institutions Committee; however, the chairman of that committee, Sen. Bill Hamrick, has yet to bring the bill up for debate and a vote.

After Friday, it will be too late. So, this is the last chance we'll have this session to get any sound money bill through the Georgia legislature.

This week, I faxed a letter to 1,079 bank presidents across Georgia, which said this:

I'm writing to you today to ask you to take a very important action in order to SAVE the rapidly failing banking industry in the State of Georgia.

As you know, times are tough for banks right now. In fact, Georgia is leading the nation in the number of bank failures over the past year. More than three out of five Georgia banks were unprofitable in 2009, over twice the national average. The banking industry desperately needs new ways of bringing in business, customers, and money.

Thankfully, State Senator David Shafer, a member of the Senate Banking and Financial Institutions Committee, has introduced SB 416, the "Sound Money in Banking" Act. This bill would require any bank serving as a depository for the state to offer and accept legal tender gold and silver coins for deposit. Such a bill could SAVE the banking industry - and YOUR bank.

If banks in Georgia were to allow their customers to establish legal tender gold and silver accounts, there will be a HUGE influx of customers not only from across Georgia, but from across the nation; this is the Georgia banking industry's best opportunity to attract the record-breaking legal tender silver and gold coin business, now at over 30 million Silver Eagles and nearly 2 million Gold Eagles per year. That would be an increased reserve of over $2.2 BILLION in value in Georgia's banks - and NO other state is offering this service in its banks!

Right now, over 25% of the members of the Senate Banking and Financial Institutions Committee are already co-sponsors of this bill. But in order for the bill to continue to move forward, we need for SB 416 to be voted OUT of committee, and passed in the full Senate - before THIS FRIDAY, March 26th! Otherwise, the bill will DIE this year.

Right now, I'm asking you to please contact Sen. Bill Hamrick, the Chair of the Committee, at 404-656-0036. Ask him to schedule a hearing and a vote for SB 416, the "Sound Money in Banking" Act, THIS WEEK. Next week will be too late. The future of banking in Georgia is depending on YOU right now. Thank you.

I've also sent a message to all 1,296 members of our ConTen Facebook cause/group, asking them to contact Sen. Hamrick as well. I've done the same to the 5 co-sponsors of the bill. And, of course, I've contacted Sen. Hamrick directly, to make my case once again.

And now, I'm asking YOU to do the same. Please call Sen. Hamrick at 404-656-0036, email him at bill.hamrick@senate.ga.gov, and/or fax him at 404-651-6767. Ask him to please schedule a hearing BEFORE FRIDAY for SB 416, and tell him why it's important: to save the Georgia banking industry, and restore sound money for our citizens.

Thank you for your help, and your support. Let's keep pushing. We have to; it's our moral duty to our neighbors and fellow citizens.

We have ONE WEEK to get SOUND MONEY in Georgia!

March 18, 2010

Dear Supporter of Sound Money,

We have four favors to ask of you - and we are asking every last one of you, PLEASE take action TODAY. As the largest grouping of supporters of Sound Money and Constitutional Tender, we CAN influence the 2010 session of the Georgia State Assembly, but ONLY if people step up and are heard. The next seven days need to be busy ones for you, the Sovereign Citizens. Let's take advantage of our numbers and commitment to the cause.

"Crossover day" is fast approaching. This is the day when bills that do not pass one chamber or the other are DEAD. This year, it appears that crossover day is going to be next Thursday, March 25, 2010. This date is only ONE WEEK AWAY.

Our two supported bills - HB 430, the "Constitutional Tender Act," and SB 416, the "Sound Money in Banking Act" - are still alive and kicking. HB 430 has had a big hearing before the Banks and Banking Committee's combined Financial Institutions & Services Subcommittee / Regulations & Oversight Subcommittee; and SB 416 has received the co-sponsorship of a full 25% of the Senate Banking and Financial Institutions Committee!

HOWEVER, neither of the bills have been voted on by their full committees, in order to get them a full vote on the floor of the House and Senate. Again, a floor vote MUST take place by Thursday. We have worked through the schedule that we provided our supporters for contacting the House and Senate Committee Members - without success. TIME IS NOW SHORT. Personal contacts are best, but if you cannot do that, then PLEASE write, email, fax, and call on the telephone. With almost 3,000 members, we should be able to FLOOD them with paper over the next week.

PLEASE do the following four things:

(1) If you have not yet contacted the House Banks & Banking Committee Chairman, Rep. James Mills, PLEASE do so. Mail a paper letter, and, in addition, fax it if you have access to a fax machine. Send an email, and call. If you previously sent an email, then write a paper letter, mail it, fax it, and call.

Capitol Office:

228 State Capitol
Atlanta, GA 30334
404-656-5099
770-967-6801 (fax)
Email: james.mills@house.ga.gov
Legislative Assistants:
Gail Morgart: gail.morgart@house.ga.gov
Nataliya Nemsteva: nataliya.nemsteva@house.ga.gov

District Office:

3948 Kilgore Falls Drive
Gainesville, GA 30507
Phone: 770-967-6801 (Home)

(2) If you have not yet contacted the Senate Banking & Finance Committee Chairman, Sen. Bill Hamrick, again, PLEASE do so. Mail a paper letter, send an email, and call. If you missed one or more of those methods of contact, such as you called on the telephone but did not do the others, then now is the time to do the others.

Capitol Office:

121-H State Capitol
Atlanta, GA 30334
(404) 656-0036
(404) 651-6767
Email: bill.hamrick@senate.ga.gov
Legislative Assistant:
Laurie Sparks: laurie.sparks@senate.ga.gov

District Office:

P.O. Box 368
Carrollton, GA 30112

(3) Then please select at least three Representatives from the Banks & Banking Committee at random (making sure to include your own as one of the three if your Representative is on the Committee), and write, email, and call those three Representatives:

Hill, Calvin (R-21) Vice Chairman 404-656-0129 chill@gilainc.com
Hill, Cecily (R--180) Secretary 404-656-0177 cecilyhill@tds.net
Allison, Stephen (R-8) Member 404-656-0177 stephen.allison@house.ga.gov
Benfield, Stephanie (D-85) Member 404-656-7859 stuckey@mindspring.com
Coan, Mike (R-101) Member 404-656-6801 repcoan@charter.net
Collins, Toney (D-95) Member 404-656-0265 toneycollins95@gmail.com
Cox, Clay (R-102) Member 404-656-5139 clay.cox@house.ga.gov
Dawkins-Haigler, Dee (D-93) Member 404-656-0287 dee.dawkins-haigler@house.ga.gov
Ehrhart, Earl (R-36) Member 404-463-2247 earl@ehrhart.4emm.com
Fludd, Virgil (D-66) Member 404-656-0314 vfludd@mindspring.com
Frazier, Gloria (D-123) Member 404-656-0265 frazier26@comcast.net
Harden, Buddy (R-147) Member 404-656-0109 bharden@planttel.net
Houston, Penny (R-170) Member 404-463-2247 penny.houston@house.ga.gov
Jordan, Darryl (D-77) Member 404-656-0116 darryl.jordan@house.ga.gov
Kaiser, Margaret (D-59) Member 404-656-0265 mkaiser2@comcast.net
Knight, David (R-126) Member 404-656-0152 david.knight@house.ga.gov
Marin, Pedro "Pete" (D-96) Member 404-656-0314 david.knight@house.ga.gov
Mayo, Rahn (D-91) Member 404-656-6372 rahnmayo@gmail.com
Morris, Greg (R-155) Member 404-656-8441 greg.morris@house.ga.gov
Nix, Randy (R-69) Member 404-656-0177 randy.nix@house.ga.gov
Parrish, Butch (R-156) Member 404-463-2247 butch.parrish@house.ga.gov
Peake, Allen (R-137) Member 404-656-7146 allen@allenpeake.com
Reese, Bobby (R-98) Member 404-656-0254 bobby.reese@house.ga.gov
Rice, Tom (R-51) Member 404-656-5912 tom.rice@house.ga.gov
Scott, Martin (R-2) Member 404-656-0254 martin.scott@house.ga.gov
Shaw, Jay (D-176) Member 404-656-7859 jay.shaw@house.ga.gov
Sheldon, Donna (R-105) Member 404-656-5025 donna.sheldon@house.ga.gov
Sinkfield, Georganna (D-60) Member 404-656-6372 georganna.sinkfield@house.ga.gov
Smith, Earnest (D-122) Member 404-656-6372 ma1027@aol.com
Talton, Willie (R-145) Member 404-656-0254 willie.talton@house.ga.gov
Weldon, Tom (R-3) Member 404-656-0152 tom.weldon@house.ga.gov
Williams, Mark (R-178) Member 404-656-0188 mark@markwilliams.com

The link for the Rules Committee members is listed here: http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=207293055169&topic=11904 . Please do not copy all of the Representatives on the Committee on an email. The emails are much more effective if they are sent from one individual Georgian to one individual Representative.

(4) Then please select at least three Senators from the Banking & Finance Committee at random (making sure to include your own as one of the three if your Senator is on the Committee), and write, email, and call those three Senators.

Hudgens, Ralph T (R-SS 47) - Vice Chairman - 404-656-4700 ralph.hudgens@senate.ga.gov
Butterworth, Jim (R-SS 50) - Secretary - 404-463-5257 - Jim.Butterworth@senate.ga.gov
Bulloch, John (R-SS 11) - Member - 404-656-0040 - john.bulloch@senate.ga.gov
Crosby, John (R-SS 13) - Member - 404-463-5258 - John.Crosby@senate.ga.gov
Goggans, Greg (R-SS 07) - Ex-Officio - 404-463-5263 - greg.goggans@senate.ga.gov
Harbison, Ed (D-SS 15) - Member - 404-656-0074 - ed.harbison@senate.ga.gov
Murphy, Jack (R-SS 27) - Member - 404-656-7127 - jack.murphy@senate.ga.gov
Pearson, Chip (R-SS 51) - Ex-Officio - chip.pearson@senate.ga.gov
Thompson, Steve (D-SS 33) - Member - 404-656-0083 - steve.thompson@senate.ga.gov

The link for the Banking & Finance Committee members is listed here: http://www.legis.ga.gov/legis/2009_10/senate/banking.php . Please do not copy all of the Senators on the Committee on an email. The emails are much more effective if they are sent from one individual Georgian to one individual Senator.

2010 is the last year of a two year session. March 25, 2010 will be the last day to pass HB 430 out of the House and cross it over into the Senate, and the last day to pass SB 416 out of the Senate and cross it over into the House. PLEASE DO NOT DELAY!

The devaluation of Federal Reserve Notes - the U.S. Dollar - will grind on with or without your participation. The time to act is NOW if you wish to influence the passage of HB 430 and SB 416 and restore Sound Money to Georgia -- and then to the country. WE HAVE ONLY ONE WEEK LEFT. Let's make the best of it. Please make the contacts needed to pass HB 430 and SB 416 out of House and Senate.

Thank you!

Bill Greene
http://www.ConstitutionalTender.com/

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Dear Friends of Sound Money,

We are making GREAT progress here in Georgia in advancing Sound Money and Constitutional Tender!

Our latest bill, SB 416, the "Sound Money in Banking Act" (to require any bank serving as a depository for the state to offer/accept gold and silver coin for deposit) was introduced in the Georgia Senate by Sen. David Shafer on Tuesday, 2/16 - almost EXACTLY one year after our original bill, the Constitutional Tender Act (HB 430), was introduced in the House!

See the bill here: http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2009_10/sum/sb416.htm

The bill has been assigned to the Senate Banking and Finance Committee. That's a good thing, because over 25% of the Committee Members are already CO-SPONSORS of this bill! But in order for the bill to continue to move forward, we need for the next important step to take place:

The Chairman of the Committee MUST bring the bill up in Committee, and set a date for a full hearing on it.

So here's what we need to do now: the Committee Chair, Sen. Bill Hamrick, needs to schedule a full hearing on SB 416 -- SOON. The committee could then take testimony from lots of OUR experts on what exactly it would mean to carry out this bill. This would not only garner a LOT of publicity -- especially if we get some big names to come testify -- but it really WOULD educate these legislators on exactly WHY we need to pass this bill.

So, fellow Constitutionalists, we need to TAKE ACTION AGAIN! Here's how:

* Contact Sen. Bill Hamrick, the Chair of the Senate Banking and Finance Committee:

Email: bill.hamrick@senate.ga.gov
Office: 404-656-0036
Fax: 404-651-6767

* Ask Sen. Hamrick to please schedule a hearing SOON for SB 416, the Sound Money in Banking Act, before the Senate Banking and Finance Committee;

* Remind Sen. Hamrick about why this bill is so important: because the citizens of Georgia, like every other State, are facing a large devaluation of the dollar because of the current administration's policy of bailouts and borrowing: the "Obama inflation". Directing banks to allow their customers to establish accounts based on legal tender gold and silver coins will provide a safe and convenient way for the citizens of Georgia to "hedge" against the "Obama inflation".

* You can also respectfully remind Sen. Hamrick that this bill is also needed because, with Georgia LEADING THE NATION in BANK FAILURES, the banking industry desperately needs new ways of bringing in business, customers, and MONEY. More than three out of five Georgia banks were unprofitable in 2009, over twice the national average. If banks in Georgia are directed to allow their customers to establish gold and silver accounts, there will be a HUGE influx of customers not only from across Georgia, but from across the nation; this is the Georgia banking industry's best opportunity to attract the record-breaking legal tender silver and gold coin business, now at over 30 million Silver Eagles and nearly 2 million Gold Eagles per year. That would be an increased reserve of over $2.2 BILLION in value in Georgia's banks -- and NO other state is offering this service in its banks!

To recap what we DESPERATELY NEED people to do:

* Contact. Sen. Hamrick at bill.hamrick@senate.ga.gov and ask him to please schedule a hearing SOON for SB 416, and tell him why it's important.

THANK YOU SO MUCH -- it's because of people like YOU, who are willing to take a couple of minutes of your valuable time to do something like this, that we have a GOOD SHOT at getting this bill moved through the General Assembly this year -- and even introduced in other states!

LET'S ROLL!

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